Most weeks you know you owe your network attention. You just never decide who, and the people worth reaching aren't in your recent messages. They're scattered across the network you've built over years: the former colleague at exactly the right company, the investor you met once and never followed up with, the operator from two jobs ago who now runs the thing you need. Recommendations is how those people find their way back to you: three on Monday, three on Friday, each matched to your goals, with the reason spelled out and a message already drafted.

Expect a little serendipity. That's the point.

Drawn from your whole network, not your inbox. Recommendations aren't a recap of the people you already talk to. The ones you're close to don't need an algorithm. Goodword deliberately reaches into the colder corners of your network for people who match what you're working on, including ties that have gone quiet for months or years. Research on networks is unambiguous here: dormant and distant ties carry outsized value, because shared history gives you trust while time apart gives them information and access you don't have. So when a card surfaces someone you barely remember, check the "why" before you skip it. That's often the card that changes something.

The cadence. Every Monday and Friday morning, a fresh set of three cards appears on your home screen. Clear them, and the next set arrives at the next refresh. There's no manual refresh; the rhythm is the point. If you finish early, AI chat never runs out.

Matched to your goals. When you first joined Goodword, you shared what you're focused on and who you're trying to meet. Every card shows the goal it serves ("Raising a seed round," "Finding fractional clients in healthcare") so you always know why this person, now. (Priorities changed? Tell Goodword in AI chat and your goals update.)

Every card comes with a reason. Goodword watches for the signals worth acting on:

Each card carries a short "why": the specific logic connecting this person to your goal.

The message is already drafted. Tap Draft message and Goodword writes the outreach using whatever history you share, your notes, their recent activity, and the goal you're working toward. Edit a line or two, pick your channel (email, LinkedIn, text, copy), send. Nothing ever sends automatically. You review everything.

Not the right person right now? Dismiss the card and they're snoozed for 90 days. You can also add the person to a group ("Investors, Q3 raise") to act on later instead of losing them.

Keep your investor pipeline warm between raises. The investor you catch up with in March writes the check in October. Between raises is when recommendations compound most (the angel from your last job, the associate who just made partner) because founders who only reach out when they need something read as exactly that.

Catch the job change that becomes your next engagement. A former stakeholder landing at a new company is the highest-probability new business there is: they already know your work, and now they have new budget and new problems. The "job transition" signal puts them on your Monday cards the week it happens.

Revive the customers and partners who send you work. The client from last year who sent two referrals, then went quiet. The partner who knows everyone in your industry. Recommendations surface them before the relationship fades, with a draft that references what you actually talked about, not "just checking in."

Let the network surprise you. The person you met once at a conference two years ago now runs partnerships at your target account. You'd never have thought to look, and you barely remember them. Goodword did, because they match your goal. This is the card that feels like luck and isn't.

Why is Goodword recommending someone I barely know? On purpose. Recommendations pull from your entire network, not just recent conversations, and match people to your goals wherever they sit. The relationships you're actively maintaining don't need a nudge; the half-forgotten tie at the right company does. Read the "why" on the card: it explains what Goodword saw.

When do new recommendations arrive? Monday and Friday mornings. Three cards each.

Why is my stack empty? Either you cleared all three (nice; the next set arrives at the next refresh, and the countdown on screen tells you when), or you're brand new and Goodword is still learning your network. Connect more sources and give it a day.

Can I get recommendations on demand? Not from the cards; the twice-weekly rhythm is deliberate. But AI chat and the Goodword MCP in Claude can generate outreach suggestions any time you ask.

I changed what I'm working on. How do I update my goals? Tell Goodword in AI chat ("my new focus is finding fractional clients in healthcare") and your goals update. The change applies at the next Monday/Friday refresh, not mid-cycle.

What happens when I dismiss someone? They're snoozed for 90 days.

Does Goodword send anything without me? Never. Every draft waits for your edit and your explicit send.

Where do the drafts get their context? From what you already know: your notes on the person, your shared history, their recent activity, and the goal on the card. More notes and connected sources mean sharper drafts.

Next: clear today's cards, and open the "why" on the one you were about to skip. Then see Your daily Goodword for how Recommendations fits with the daily digest and reminders.